Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-20-2009 18:41 UTC-12

Last Two Tables

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Table 61

Seat 1: Mike Thorpe -- 70,000
Seat 2: Jameson Painter -- 47,000
Seat 3: Danny Qutami -- 85,000
Seat 4: Ron Burke -- 90,000
Seat 5: Tommy Hang -- 240,000
Seat 6: Henric Strath -- 50,000
Seat 7: Nancy Blaustein -- 45,000
Seat 8: Douglas Young -- 60,000
Seat 9: Tony Pirone -- 135,000

Table 64

Seat 1: Yan Li -- 40,000
Seat 2: Ian Johns -- 235,000
Seat 3: Rep Porter -- 190,000
Seat 4: Alex Keating -- 90,000
Seat 5: Steven Cowley -- 247,000
Seat 6: Marc Naalden -- 490,000
Seat 7: David Baker -- 190,000
Seat 8: Jared O'Dell -- 31,000
Seat 9: Phil Hellmuth -- 55,000

06-20-2009 18:40 UTC-12

And With That We're at Two Tables

MarcC

Rafe Furst got the last of his chips in preflop with {K-Clubs}

and found a willing caller in David Baker with {J-Clubs}

from the blinds.

The board ran {10-Clubs}

to send Mr. Furst home in 19th with $6,169.

06-20-2009 18:33 UTC-12

Hellmuth Makes a Fine Laydown

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An interesting hand between Phil Hellmuth and Ron Burke.

Hellmuth check-called the {A-Clubs}

flop and the {5-Spades}

turn, but come the {6-Diamonds}

river he check-folded. To everyone's surprise he showed {A-Hearts}

but he was right -- Burke showed him {A-Spades}

.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-20-2009 18:28 UTC-12

Cowley Set-tled It

MarcC

Steven Cowley, Mike Thorpe and Eric Rivkin all saw a {5-Diamonds}

flop. Thorpe led out and both players called to see a {J-Diamonds}

turn. Thorpe checked this time, Rivkin bet, Cowley raised, Thorpe folded and Rivkin called.

When the river came {K-Clubs}

Rivkin check-called all in and mucked upon seeing Cowley's {J-Clubs}

for a set.

06-20-2009 18:22 UTC-12

Always the McBridesmaid, Never the McBride

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Shawn McBride raised form the button and Steven Cowley called him from the big blind. Cowley check-called on the {3-Hearts}

flop but check-raised the {3-Diamonds}

turn. Undeterred, McBride reraised, and called all in to a four-bet from Cowley.

McBride: {A-Diamonds}

Cowley:

River:

McBride is McBusto, in 22nd place.

06-20-2009 18:11 UTC-12

Rivkin Short

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Eric Rivkin is down to just 30,000 from his earlier chip-leading stack -- oops.

He raised in mid position and called a reraise from Ian Johns: they saw a {5-Diamonds}

flop. Rivkin checked but then raised to a bet from Johns; Johns called and they moved on.

Johns check-called on the {4-Hearts}

turn and

river, and his pocket {9-Clubs}

were good -- Rivkin could only boast {A-Diamonds}

for a busted flush draw.

Johns meanwhile is up to 250,000.

06-20-2009 18:06 UTC-12

Hellmuth Hangs in There

MarcC

A preflop three way all-in hand between Phil Hellmuth {A-Clubs}

, Henric Strath {5-Hearts}

and Matt Lichtie {A-Spades}

just went down.

The board ran out {J-Spades}

.

Hellmuth rivering a king to more than double up, eliminating Lichtie and injuring Strath. Hellmuth on 45,000, Strath on 43,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-20-2009 18:03 UTC-12

Laberge La-Busto

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Robert Laberge in the big blind called Steven Cowley's button raise, and proceeded to bet out on the {7-Hearts}

flop. Cowley raised and Laberge reraised; Cowley called and they saw a {J-Hearts}

turn.

Laberge bet out again and once again Cowley raised. Laberge reraised for his last 6,000, and a call.

Cowley flipped {A-Hearts}

for the flush, and Laberge couldn't beat it -- he is therefore out in 23rd place.

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-20-2009 17:59 UTC-12

WTF?

[user46392]

A bit of an altercation had started between Phil Hellmuth and Alex Keating, and was not improved any when Alex Keating's pocket tens started good and stayed good against Hellmuth's {8-?}

on a

board, leaving Hellmuth on 20,000 at the end of the hand.

To be honest we have no idea what the dispute is about, but the phrase "heads up for rolls" was voiced by Keating at one point, and his bellows of, "I CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS!" still periodically reverberate around the Amazon Room. Naturally a crowd has formed to enjoy the show. The floor was called over and banned the two from speaking to each other, but apparently Hellmuth kept talking anyway; Keating reasonably decided that if Hellmuth was allowed to talk then so was he. So yes, no idea what that's about. We'll keep our scandal radar turned to max...

Tags: Alex Keating Phil Hellmuth